Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is geared up to make one more and possibly a last attempt to convince Rahul Gandhi to file his nomination papers for the post of Congress president. And for this, he travelled all the way to Kochi from Jaipur to join the Bharat Jodo yatra with the Wayanad MP even […]
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While several top leaders of Congress like Ashok Gehlot and Shashi Tharoor seem to be ready to contest, chorus is growing louder in the party for Rahul Gandhi’s elevation to the top post with nearly a dozen state units pushing for it amid uncertainty and suspense persisted over whether he would take on the mantle. […]
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By Sushil Kutty Has Rahul Gandhi’s persistence prevailed? The Gandhi scion has always wanted an elected Congress president, and it seems he is getting his wish fulfilled: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has given her consent to Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to contest the party’s presidential election, and Congress leaders claim there couldn’t be […]
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Aiming for reforms and transparency in donations received by political parties, the Election Commission has proposed reducing anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000. The poll panel has written a letter to the Union Law Ministry recommending various amendments in the Representation of the People Act. Recently, the Commission delisted 284 non-compliant registered unrecognised political […]
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In the backdrop of persistent allegations against its MLAs and with an eye on the 2024 elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held the first national meeting of its elected representatives and supporters from across the country at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in the national capital on Sunday. Approximately 1,500 people from 20 states gathered, […]
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Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Sunday said the party would not stop anyone from quitting and that he would lend his car if any member wants to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nath’s comment came amid the exodus from Congress and four days after eight MLAs of the Grand Old Party from […]
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By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 72 on September 17 and the country celebrated how fast an African Cheetah can run in the Indian wild? Not faster than its destiny, right? Talking of which, Modi is not ‘Destiny’s Child’, he is just another man-sized Gujarati with the ability to turn into child’s play […]
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor, his former deputy, have been exchanging sharp digs at each other for weeks. Last evening, the two met for 45 minutes, triggering speculation of a collaboration in the 2024 national election. Pawan Verma, a former leader of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United, reportedly arranged the […]
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A MAN OF REASON, an action feature film produced by the Group’s wholly‐owned indirect subsidiary, Studio Take, is set to be screened theatrically and digitally in North America in the first quarter of 2023 Studio Take’s A MAN OF REASON was invited to be one of the Special Presentations of the 2022 Official Selection at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, the largest film festival in North […]
By Kalyani Shankar Image building is a politically important tool for present-day politicians worldwide, and India is no exception. They employ specialized image-building companies, who tell their clients what to wear, how to speak and what issues should be focused on at considerable costs to capture power. In the past decade, many leaders have engaged […]
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By Sushil Kutty Either the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) thinks Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t read newspapers or there must be another reason why the BJP cannot keep its national spokesperson Shazia Ilmi in check. It rankles the VHP no end that an “import to the BJP” can be so bold as to find fault […]
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Comedian Kunal Kamra, whose show later this month got cancelled after threats from right wing groups, told NDTV in an exclusive interview today that the artiste fraternity is working under fear — “which is never good for any art form”. Without citing the rush of boycotts on a number of movies and actors, he said, […]
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Ahead of the crucial election for the next Congress president, the party leadership has agreed to make a significant change to the polling process following a demand by a section of senior leaders. Anyone who wants to file nomination for the post of Congress president will be able to see the list of all 9,000 […]
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By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched his most cherished “Bharat Jodo Yatra” after paying homage to his father Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur, where he was assassinated in 1991. It might lead to a turning point in Indian politics and could end up projecting Rahul Gandhi as the popular challenger to Prime Minister […]
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Bihar Chief Minister NItish Kuamr, normally silent on the digs from his former aide and election strategist Prashant Kishor, didn’t hold back today when asked about his reaction on the Janata Dal United’s split with the BJP. “That man (PK ) came with me and then I told him to quit this work and come […]
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Easy-to-use non-invasive wearable device could prevent development of glaucoma in mild and pre-glaucoma patients Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss affecting about 80 million people worldwide[1] and every year 3.6 million people lose their vision permanently due to the eye disease. It is also the leading cause of registered, permanent blindness in Hong Kong (23%)[2]. Caused by interocular pressure (IOP) on the optic nerve, glaucoma […]
By Harihar Swarup Congress has seen the exit of many heavy weights over the decades— and survived. It lost socialists in 1948, with Acharya Narendra Dev, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Ram Manohar Lohia walking out to form the socialist party. It saw vertical split in 1969 when Indira Gandhi got the better of the “syndicate” and […]
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By Prakash Karat On the last day of his tenure as chief justice on August 26, Justice Ramana referred the pleas on political parties promising freebies to a three-judge bench to be decided by the new chief justice of India. The Supreme Court, getting into the freebies issue, is an example of misplaced priorities and […]
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By Lavam Tyagi Last month, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (‘PMLA’) in its judgment titled Vijay Madanlal Choudhary versus Union of India. A petition seeking review of the said judgment, filed by politician and businessman Karti Chidambaram before […]
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By Sankar Ray Pakistan is currently devastated by an unprecedented floods leading to the death of more than 1,000 persons till now. The struggling coalition of government of Shabaz Sharif is desperately trying to meet the challenge of this sudden natural calamity which has further given a jolt to its ailing economy. The poor workers […]
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By Nantoo Banerjee It is good to know that Russia and India are in an advanced stage of discussion on accepting each other’s debit and credit cards. Should the two countries agree, Indian ATMs (automated teller machines) will soon accept Russian MIR cards. And, Indian RuPay cards will be accepted in Russia. Further, the two […]
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought to position the contest between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls as a “Dharamyudh” like the Mahabharat where the ruling outfit has the “armies” of probe agencies CBI and the ED on its side, while his party has the […]
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Amid an eventful two days for the Congress in Karnataka after Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah’s car was attacked with eggs in Kodagu on Thursday, the grand old party went a step ahead and alleged that the chief minister’s post in the state was “for sale”. Leader of opposition in the Karnataka legislative council, BK Hariprasad […]
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